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Beans are not a very common garden crop for our country. Although many people eat it, only a few think about growing it. The reason for this omission is the lack of information about this beautiful legume plant.
Beneficial properties of beans
Information about its beneficial properties, of which there are quite a few, will help you think about starting a bed of beans in your garden:
- This plant, in terms of protein and amino acid content, is very close to the composition of meat and fish. This fact can be very useful for vegetarians, as well as people leading a healthy lifestyle, in which a variety of plant foods is important.
- Vitamin content: A, C, B vitamins, carotene. Microelements: iron, sulfur, zinc, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium. You can also add various amino acids to the beneficial substances, which have already been mentioned.
- Due to its high fiber content, eating beans cleanses the intestines and promotes their proper functioning.
- It has a diuretic effect, so it is used in dietary nutrition for certain diseases of the liver, kidneys, bladder, etc.
- Eating it has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, providing an antidepressant effect.
- According to some scientists, it has antitumor properties.
- Promotes weight loss.
All of the listed beneficial properties have found their application in cosmetology. Masks with this ingredient nourish, whiten, tighten and cleanse. At the same time, they are suitable for every skin type and do not cause allergies.
Such pleasant and beneficial properties undoubtedly increase the importance of this cultivated plant as a product of healthy and dietary nutrition.
This is due to the fact that when it enters the intestines, it leads to increased gas formation.
Variety of grain beans "Royal"
Varietal diversity is divided into main types:
- Asparagus (sugar) – their pods are tender and the seeds are small, so they are consumed directly by the pods.
- Universal (semi-sugar) – they are consumed both as pods and as beans.
- Cereals (husking) - They eat only ripe seeds, which are larger in size. The pods of these varieties are suitable only for animal feed.
It is precisely the latter varieties that, as is already clear from the name, include royal grain beans.
Late ripening variety (about 72 days). The plant of this variety has very large pods, about 12-14 cm long, and the largest beans (there are only 3-4 of them in a pod) are white. In form, this variety belongs to climbing plants. The length of the whip reaches 3.5 meters.
The beneficial properties of a plant of this variety are directly proportional to the size of its fruits.
During flowering, royal beans are able to decorate the area where they are located.
Royal beans grow very quickly, and at the same time they produce an abundant and high-quality harvest, which is consistently harvested as they ripen.
Royal beans are not resistant to frost, so they are planted at a steady temperature of 12-15 degrees Celsius, in a permanent habitat.
Growing
Landing
When planting a powerful plant of this variety, you definitely need to think about the planting location. Perhaps it will be some kind of original support, or royal beans will decorate the fence. The soil at the planting site should be light. Clay soils, as well as soils with stagnant water, are not suitable for king beans.
Before planting in the ground, the beans need to be soaked until they hatch.
Royal beans are planted in moist soil to a depth of 5 cm, with a distance between holes of at least 15 cm.
Young plants of this variety must be protected from possible frosts, providing them with reliable shelter.
Care
Caring for royal beans consists of the usual measures that are valid for any plant:
- Regular weeding and loosening of the soil. The roots must receive oxygen;
- The feeding scheme is usual. During the period of growing green mass - nitrogen fertilizers. Flowering and the beginning of fruiting are phosphorus-potassium. Plants of this variety, which grow quickly and bear fruit abundantly, are in great need of additional nutrition;
- Watering depends on weather conditions. The royal beans themselves are demanding of moisture. Therefore, during the dry period it needs abundant watering, especially at the stage of crop formation;
- If a plant of this variety is affected by a fungal or other infection, it is necessary to treat the plantings with copper preparations (Bordeaux mixture, oxychome, etc.).
Royal beans are green manure, that is, they saturate the soil with nitrogen during their life processes.
Harvest and storage
The ripening of grain varieties is determined by the dry and yellow pod, which is easy to open.
It will be more tender and will better retain its beneficial properties. The pods ripen gradually, so they are collected when they are ready, and not at once.
After harvesting, the royal beans are slightly dried, cleaned, and then stored.
Otherwise, pests will destroy most of the reserves over the winter. To prevent this problem, there are two options: either warm the beans in the oven before storing them, or store them in a hermetically sealed container without air access. Insects that hatch from the affected beans will die from lack of oxygen.
Conclusion
It is not for nothing that the “Korolevskaya” variety of grain beans received such a name. Its productivity and beneficial properties leave no doubt. It takes up little space, grows quickly, produces a record harvest in a short time, and even improves the soil. There are many dishes that include beans, so it is possible to find a way to use them to suit every taste.
